Thursday have been forced to cancel a number of shows in Canada. This is because vocalist Geoff Rickley is suffering from severe throat problems.

Sham 69‘s Jimmy Pursey has adapted the band’s hit song ‘Hurry Up Harry’ for the World Cup. He’s recorded a version called ‘Hurry Up England’. All proceeds from sales will go to the Teenage Cancer Trust.

GWAR are to release a career-spanning DVD called ‘Blood-Bath & Beyond’,to celebrate their 20th anniversary. The band are also working on a new album,‘Go To Hell’. It’s being produced by Devin Townsend.

San Francisco band Every Move A Picture are to release their debut album in June.‘Heart = Weapon’ is released on June 5 through V2. It’s preceded by a single, ‘Signs Of Life’, on May 22.

The second single from Morrissey‘s number one album Ringleader of the Tormentors will be The Youngest Was The Most Loved.Track four on the album will be the follow up to the top ten hit You Have Killed Me and come out on 29 May, the day after his UK tour finishes.

King’s X guitarist Ty Tabor has posted two songs from his forthcoming solo album, Rock Garden, online at his official MySpace page. The songs on offer are entitled ‘Wading In’ and ‘Play‘.The album is due to be released later this year through InsideOut.

Irish soft-rockers Snow Patrol unveiled songs from their forthcoming album Eyes Open at a sold out gig at London’s Koko on April 12.Gary Lightbody and co delivered an 18-song set, balancing the new material with an equal measure of crowd-pleasing favourites, such as Chocolate, Spitting Games and How To Be Dead. The band are now […]

Scottish metalheads Mendeed have signed to Nuclear Blast. The band have also announced they’ll support Slayer on the UK/European ‘Unholy Alliance Tour’ at the end of the year.

The Lightning Seeds are reportedly set to be resurrected for a tour and festival dates over the summer. An official announcement looks likely to be made over the next week coinciding with the release of Best Of album. Apart from some solo work, Lightning Seeds lynchpin has mainly beРµn focusing on producing the likes of […]

Kaiser Chiefs have announced an intimate warm-up show for their forthcoming UK tour.The band are set to play arenas across the UK from April 19, but will kick their tour off at The Garage in Glasgow on April 17.